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Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveMonarch butterfly - Danaus plexippus

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Description

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveMonarch butterfly - Danaus plexippus. These beautiful butterflies are poisonous to predators and feed on the reserves many milkweed plants.

Display Date

1996 October

Location

Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Collection

NERR

Fauna

Keywords

Estuaries

Fauna